Health in North West Province, Sierra Leone: official figures
For every 1,000 babies born in the North West Province in the ten years before the 2019 survey, 101 died before their first birthday and 155 before their fifth; the under-five rate is the highest of the 5 regions (Sierra Leone, last five years: 75 and 122).
How many children in the North West Province are vaccinated?
47.0% of children aged 12 to 23 months in the North West Province had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses each of pentavalent and polio, and measles) in 2019, 36.1% had every vaccine due for their age and 2.1% had none; the lowest of the 5 regions for basic vaccines (Sierra Leone: 56.3%, 49.3% and 2.4%).
Source: Statistics Sierra Leone and the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (with ICF, The DHS Program) · saved copyHow many children in the North West Province are malnourished?
32.4% of children under five in the North West Province were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition), 5.7% were wasted (too thin for their height) and 16.7% were underweight in 2019; the stunting rate is the highest of the 5 regions (Sierra Leone: 29.5%).
Source: Statistics Sierra Leone and the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (with ICF, The DHS Program) · saved copyDo women in the North West Province give birth in a health facility?
66.7% of births in the North West Province in the five years before the 2019 survey took place in a health facility, the lowest of the 5 regions (Sierra Leone: 83.4%).
Source: Statistics Sierra Leone and the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (with ICF, The DHS Program) · saved copyHow common is anaemia among children in the North West Province?
75.5% of children aged 6 months to 5 years in the North West Province were anaemic when tested in 2019, the highest of the 5 regions (Sierra Leone: 67.8%).
Source: Statistics Sierra Leone and the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (with ICF, The DHS Program) · saved copyDo children in the North West Province sleep under mosquito nets?
54.5% of children under five in the North West Province slept under an insecticide-treated mosquito net the night before the 2019 survey, 2nd lowest of the 5 regions (Sierra Leone: 59.1%).
Source: Statistics Sierra Leone and the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (with ICF, The DHS Program) · saved copyHow common is teenage pregnancy in the North West Province?
26.8% of young women aged 15 to 19 in the North West Province had already had a baby or were pregnant with their first in 2019, 2nd highest of the 5 regions (Sierra Leone: 21.3%).
Source: Statistics Sierra Leone and the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (with ICF, The DHS Program) · saved copyHow common is HIV in the North West Province?
1.7% of adults aged 15 to 49 in the North West Province who were tested in the 2019 survey had HIV (1.8% of women, 1.5% of men), 2nd highest of the 5 regions (Sierra Leone: 1.7%).
Source: Statistics Sierra Leone and the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (with ICF, The DHS Program) · saved copyMore figures
- Only 10.3% of women aged 15 to 49 in the North West Province had any health insurance in 2019, the highest of the 5 regions (Sierra Leone: 4.0%). Source: Statistics Sierra Leone and the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (with ICF, The DHS Program) · saved copy
How North West Province compares with other provinces
Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (10 years before the survey) (2009-2019)
North West Province ranks 1 of 5, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (10 years before the survey) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | North West Province | 155 |
| 2 | Eastern Province | 132 |
| 3 | Southern Province | 122 |
| 4 | Western Area | 114 |
| 5 | Northern Province | 99 |
Children 12-23 months with all basic vaccines (2019)
North West Province ranks 5 of 5, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 12-23 months with all basic vaccines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Province | 65.3% |
| 2 | Eastern Province | 61.5% |
| 3 | Northern Province | 53.8% |
| 4 | Western Area | 52.5% |
| 5 | North West Province | 47.0% |
Children under 5 stunted (2019)
North West Province ranks 1 of 5, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | North West Province | 32.4% |
| 2 | Southern Province | 31.5% |
| 3 | Northern Province | 30.9% |
| 4 | Western Area | 27.8% |
| 5 | Eastern Province | 25.3% |
Births in a health facility (5 years before the survey) (2019)
North West Province ranks 5 of 5, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Births in a health facility (5 years before the survey) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Province | 92.3% |
| 2 | Western Area | 87.9% |
| 3 | Southern Province | 85.0% |
| 4 | Northern Province | 84.4% |
| 5 | North West Province | 66.7% |
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Sources
- Statistics Sierra Leone and the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (with ICF, The DHS Program): Sierra Leone Demographic and Health Survey 2019, final report: tables by province (water, sanitation, wealth, schooling, fertility, child health, nutrition, HIV, partner violence), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c4e747e7cf70…)
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